JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE RENEWAL OF SHARE REPURCHASE PLANS

BOSTON , Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: BTO), John Hancock Diversified Income Fund (NYSE: HEQ), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS), John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT), and John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund (NYSE: HTD) (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds") announced today that the Board of Trustees has renewed the Funds' share repurchase plans.  The Board of Trustees approved the renewal of the share repurchase plans as part of its ongoing evaluation of options to enhance shareholder value and potentially decrease the discount between the market price and the net asset value per share ("NAV") of the Funds' common shares.

PRNewsWire • Dec 11, 2025

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS DECLARE QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTIONS

BOSTON , Dec. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock closed-end funds listed below declared their quarterly distributions today as follows: Declaration Date: December 1, 2025 Ex Date: December 11, 2025 Record Date:   December 11, 2025 Payment Date: December 31, 2025   Ticker Fund Name Distribution Per Share Change FromPrevious Distribution Market Price as of11/28/2025 Annualized Current Distribution Rate at Market HEQ Diversified Income  $0.2500 - $10.93 9.15 % JHS Income Securities Trust $0.1831 0.0410 $11.87 6.17 % JHI Investors Trust $0.3649 0.0491 $14.00 10.43 % BTO Financial Opportunities Fund $0.6500 - $34.26 7.59 % John Hancock Diversified Income Fund Diversified Income Fund (the "Fund") declared its quarterly distribution pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "HEQ Plan"). Under the HEQ Plan, the Fund makes quarterly distributions in a fixed amount of $0.2500 per share, which will be paid quarterly until further notice.

PRNewsWire • Dec 1, 2025

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS RELEASE EARNINGS DATA

BOSTON , Nov. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - The John Hancock Closed-End Funds listed in the table below announced earnings1 for the three months ended October 31, 2025. The same data for the comparable three-month period ended October 31, 2024 is also available below.

PRNewsWire • Nov 10, 2025

JOHN HANCOCK ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO MANAGER CHANGES FOR JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS

BOSTON, MA , Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") today announced changes to the portfolio management teams for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE: HPI), John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE: HPF), John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE: HPS), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT), John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Divided Income Fund (NYSE: HTD), and John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS). Each Fund is advised by the Adviser and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (the "Subadviser").

PRNewsWire • Oct 30, 2025

JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS ANNOUNCE ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING AND RECORD DATES

BOSTON , Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - The nine John Hancock closed-end funds listed below announced today that each fund's Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") will be held on February 17, 2026, at 2:00 p.m.

PRNewsWire • Sep 25, 2025

CEF Weekly Review: Will BTT Terminate?

We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the first week of March and highlight recent market action. Nearly all CEF sectors were down due to poor risk sentiment, but year-to-date performance remains mostly positive, led by EM assets. BlackRock Municipal 2030 Target Term renewed its share repurchase program.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 15, 2025

Weekly CEF Commentary | March 3, 2024 | PDX Makes The Change

Markets were flat, but upcoming events like the jobs report, PMIs, and ECB meeting are important.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 8, 2024

CEF Weekly Review: More Of The Same On The Distribution Front

We review CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of March and highlight recent market action. CEFs mostly struggled, outside of the higher-quality sectors as two bank failures spooked markets.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 18, 2023

JOHN HANCOCK INCOME SECURITIES TRUST; JOHN HANCOCK INVESTORS TRUST

ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF ANNUAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS BOSTON , Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - At their annual meetings held today, shareholders of John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS) and John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), each a closed-end fund managed by John Hancock Investment Management LLC, elected the following fourteen Trustees to continue to serve as members of the Board of Trustees of JHS and JHI: Andrew G. Arnott, James R.

PRNewsWire • Feb 21, 2023

JOHN HANCOCK ANNOUNCES PORTFOLIO MANAGER CHANGES FOR JOHN HANCOCK CLOSED-END FUNDS AND ETFs

BOSTON, Feb. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - John Hancock Investment Management LLC (the "Adviser") today announced changes to the portfolio management teams for John Hancock Preferred Income Fund (NYSE: HPI), John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II (NYSE: HPF), John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III (NYSE: HPS), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (NYSE: PDT), John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Divided Fund (NYSE: HTD), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (NYSE: JHS), John Hancock Investors Trust (NYSE: JHI), John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (NYSE Arca: JHMB), and John Hancock Preferred Income ETF (NYSE Arca: JHPI). Each Fund is advised by the Adviser and subadvised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC (the "Subadviser").

PRNewsWire • Feb 15, 2022